Police Seek Information In Recent Burglaries In And Around Spencer

Staff Report

Spencer police are seeking the public’s assistance in two separate incidents of burglary.

According to information released through the Spencer Police Department, Tri-State Timber was burglarized in the early morning hours of Tuesday, October 19, with several thousand dollars’ worth of items stolen, including copper wiring and batteries.

Tri-State Timber is located off of State Road 67/U.S. 231 (the old quarry property) on Spencer’s southwest side.

The second incident occurred late in the evening of Saturday, October 30, or in the early morning hours of Sunday, October 31 at the Spencer Wastewater Treatment Plant, located at 777 West Market Street. Several items were reported stolen, including a pickup truck belonging to the Town of Spencer. The pickup truck has since been recovered.

“Sometimes what seems to be minor, or what someone may think has nothing to do with the case, turns out to be a very important piece of information in solving a case,” SPD Chief Marshal Richard Foutch noted. “A lot of our cases are put together and even solved by a tip that someone thought at the time to not be important, but when put together with evidence gathered and other tips that come in, often helps lead to these cases being solved and arrests being made.”

Anyone with any information, including if you witnessed the stolen vehicle mentioned above being driven around on Spencer streets with its headlights off or covered on the late night or early morning in question, is asked to contact the SPD at 829-3932, or the Owen County Sheriff ’s Department at 829-4874.

“I encourage people to call in anything that they think is suspicious,” Foutch said. “We too often see or hear something that we think is not important and fail to call police, only to find out later on that something has happened in our neighborhood.”